Virginia Beach boardwalk © Virginia Beach Convention and Visitors Bureau
Virginia Beach, 110 miles (178km) east of Richmond, is one of
the most popular holiday resorts on the East Coast where thousands
of sun lovers flock each spring and summer for a traditional
beachfront vacation. Most visitors are drawn to the three-mile
(5km) long boardwalk, lined with numerous hotels and restaurants
overlooking part of the 20 miles (32km) of unbroken sand that
covers the coastline here. Virginia Beach also has some interesting
sightseeing attractions, particularly the Virginia Marine Science
Museum, the most popular museum in the state. Historic landmarks
include the Old Cape Henry Lighthouse dating from 1791 and Adam
Thoroughgood House, built around 1680. There is also the First
Landing Seashore State Park (where the Jamestown settlers came
ashore) offering nature trails and boating. Website:
www.vbfun.com
Attractions
Colonial Williamsburg © Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Colonial Historic Triangle
The three east-Virginian towns of Williamsburg, Jamestown and
Yorktown make up a unique historical attraction where the clock has
been turned back 200 years or more. The first British settlers in
the 'New World' founded Jamestown in 1607. In nearby Yorktown in
1781 Americans...
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